BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Fog creeps uninterrupted into the Santa Maria Valley. Every morning and evening, it’s funneled from the Pacific Ocean into vineyards by the hills that run from east to w...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
The hills around Lompoc look like they should in mid-July: dry and windswept, without a hint of green.
Landscapes throughout Santa Barbara County bear the signs of those sam...
BY ANDREA KANG
To celebrate those who helped keep the community safe throughout the year, the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Santa Maria Police Department are teaming up to host ...
BY AMY ASMAN
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown will have another challenger going up against him in the June 2014 election: UCSB police officer Ryan Smith has tossed his badge in the...
You just can’t help but love the Breakfast Rotary Club’s annual luau.
This loud, noisy barn party—casual dress or beachwear, please—never disappoints....
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
The name of Santa Maria-Bonita School District’s newest facility won’t be known for a while, but the district does know that the first shovel will hit the dirt on ...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Perhaps everything was legit as far as the April-approved Nipomo water pipeline financing proposal was concerned, but when faced with a lawsuit, the Nipomo Community Services ...
BY ANDREA KANG
It’s been a whirlwind of a journey to weather the storm of an economic downturn. While many contractors must suffer from layoffs and lack of clientele, James and Joe Hal...
BY AMELIA WAGONER
Do you have a pet; a beloved creature that is both friend and family? Many of us have had them, and if you haven’t ever had a pet, it is most unfortunate for your childh...
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I read your article, “The great pill debate” (May 9), with great interest. It’s a timely issue that hits all the right notes, but to actually expect these ph...
BY KRISTINA SEWELL
Allan Hancock College softball has been taking up a lot of Sun pages this year, but for good reason: The Bulldogs have clearly had a solid season, finishing 22-16-1 overall an...
BY KRISTINA SEWELL
Senior baseball player Troy Prober is still riding high from Righetti High School’s 13-10 defeat over rival and across-the-street neighbor St. Joseph High School earlier...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
With the California championship tucked firmly under their saddles, the Santa Maria High School light-horse judging team is headed to Kentucky for FFA Nationals.
The high sc...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Four Santa Maria-Bonita School District third-graders won awards for the city’s fourth annual Santa Maria Utilities Department Water Awareness Poster Contest.
First pla...
BY CAMILLIA LANHAM
Teams from Allan Hancock College pitched their business concepts to the “Shark Tank” on May 15, competing for the New Venture challenge grand prize of $1,000.
The...
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The announcement was cryptic, in a sort-of boring sort of way. It arrived by e-mail: “Please find attached a press release concerning Assembly Bill 65. AB 65 was approve...
What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?
BY JOE PAYNE
While artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Beyonce make the pop charts today, the popular music of America 100 years ago was dominated by such artists as the Gershwins, Irving...
BY JOE PAYNE
Coming to terms and dealing with a mental illness—whether internally or externally—can be the hardest thing a person does. Transitions-Mental Health Association (T...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts is welcoming the public to enjoy two productions by soon-to-graduate conservatory students of the performing arts organization...
BY JOE PAYNE
Santa Barbara County officials have awarded first-, second-, and third-place awards to local high school filmmakers who were challenged with the task of creating a film that i...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau Oak Tree Education Program is offering oak tree seedlings to members of the community for free.
During the fall, the Oak Tree Education p...
BY JOE PAYNE
The Santa Maria Michaels store offers upcoming arts and crafts classes for kids. “Kids Club Celebrate Your Hero Event” is May 18 from 10 a.m. to noon. “Kids ...
BY JOE PAYNE
Visual art has gone through quite an evolution since its birth. From the cave paintings at Lascaux, France, to the Sistine Chapel, and even through contemporary abstraction, a...
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Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Australia) directs Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, a millionaire with a mysterious past who becomes the object...
BY WENDY THIES SELL
As KSBY-TV’s former anchor and wine reporter, I had the pleasure of visiting nearly every winery in the Paso Robles wine region and interviewing dozens of winemakers ove...
Your heart is a pretty generous organ; it never takes a break, keeps your body saturated with vitality, and keeps a beat to walk to! The annual Santa Maria Heart Walk is a hea...
The Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake serves as a nexus where nature and human society can meet in a respectful, open environment. The center welcomes the community to...
Belly dancing is an old, yet popular form of dance, inspiring art, music, and colorful clothing. The Lompoc School of Dance is holding registration for an upcoming session of ...
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